Air swallowing as a tic.
The authors present a patient with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome who developed abdominal distension and bloating due to air swallowing. We suggest that this air swallowing may have been due to a tic.
Weil
Rimona S
RS
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK. r.weil@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk
Cavanna
Andrea E
AE
Willoughby
John M T
JM
Robertson
Mary M
MM
D000334:Aerophagy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D002997:Clomipramine